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Buccaneers GM reveals crucial injury update on NFL draft pick

Jason Licht provided some clarity regarding the health and availability of one of his key draft picks.

Collin Haalboom

Mar 1, 2022; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Tampa Bay Buccaneers general manager Jason Licht during the NFL Combine at the Indiana Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images
Mar 1, 2022; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Tampa Bay Buccaneers general manager Jason Licht during the NFL Combine at the Indiana Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images / Kirby Lee-Imagn Images
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Buccaneers GM Jason Licht was extremely busy leading up to and during the NFL Draft. However, Licht has managed to remain busy in the days that have since passed, making a number of media appearances this week to discuss the 2025 draft and expectations for the upcoming season.

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On Wednesday, Licht appeared on the Pat McAfee Show, where he chopped it up with the popular host and former NFL punter on a variety of topics.

During a discussion on how the evaluation and draft process changes when players are injured, Licht was asked specifically about the status of talented CB Benjamin Morrison, who the Bucs selected in the second round with the 53rd overall selection.

"At the end of the day, we're not going to take a player that our medical team felt uncomfortable with. He ended up working out, the week before the draft," Licht said. "We had one of our top scouts there at it, we got the video of it right away, we felt he looked really, really good."

Many have expressed the belief that Benjamin Morrison was a first-round talent all along, but a lack of clarity regarding his injury recovery created a certain amount of uncertainty as to when he might actually be drafted. But if you ask the man who drafted him, based on the advice of his medical team, there is plenty of reason to believe Morrison will be good to go, not just for the start of the regular season, but for training camp as well.

"He probably could practice right now." said Licht. "We're going to see how it goes when he comes in here. We're going to take it easy. We're going to make sure we're careful with him. He's going to be ready for Training Camp, everybody feels like."

Prior to this comment from the Bucs GM, there had been no clear expectations set publicly for when Morrison might return to action as an NFL player. But it sounds like Jason Licht feels pretty confident that his second-round draft pick will be ready to go when Training Camp rolls around later this summer.

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Collin Haalboom
COLLIN HAALBOOM

Prior to joining BucsGameday and Sports Illustrated, Collin's written content was provided through Bucs Banter, and NFL Draft Lounge. He is also the creator and host of the Bucs Banter Podcast. He is a graduate of the Communication Studies program at McMaster University, where he was also a varsity basketball player, and later an advanced scout. He lives with his wife and two children in Hamilton, ON. You can follow Collin on YouTube and Twitter.

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